Assayer&#39;s scale



Au 7, 1945, D. M. STEELE AS SAYER S SCALE Filed April 5; 1945 INVENTOR. Q0 7') 671E545. v

Patented Aug. 7, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT. omen My invention relates to a weighing scale particularly adapted for the use of assayers, metallurgists and the like, and the principal object of my invention is to provide a simple, compact and accurate scale which may be conveniently employed for weighing precious metals, and the like,

' ing a support for a shallow saucer-like pan 25 and which scale employs a resilient arm adjustably mounted on one end and said arm carries an adjustable hanger including a 'pan or receptacle for the object or material to be weighed.

A further object of my invention is to provide simple and eflicient means for adjusting the angular position of the resilient arm so as to insure accuracy in the weighing operations.

A further object of my invention is to provide a scale base with compartments for the storage of weights of difierent sizes and for additional resilient scale arms.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a scale constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a cross section taken on the line 4-4 of veniently manipulate this adjustable pointer, its.-

rear end is upturned to provide a lip or stud I6.

Secured on top of post II is a block H in which is formed a recess I8 and formed in the top of post I I near the inner end of recess I8 is a transverse slot I9. Removably seated in this slot is the depending end 20 of an arm 2I composed of thin resilient metal, such as steel, and which is in the form of a narrow strip, preferably having uniform width throughout its length. The free end of this resilient arm is pointed as designated by 2 I a.

Portions of arm 2I are depressed transversely at spaced intervals to form grooves or notches 22 for the reception of the hooked upper end of a hanger .23.

The lower ortion of this. hanger is bent to form. a horizontally disposed ring 24, thus, providwhich serves as a container for the material or product which is weighed, and'for the weights utilized in the weighing function. I

The angularity of the depending end of the resilient arm 2| is such that under normal conditions, the arm occupies a'n inclined position as and passes above said arm.

To provide a fulcrum and stop for limiting the downward movement of arm 23, a staple 21 is seated in the upper. portion of the post II, and which staple passes beneath the resilient arm a short distance outwardly within the chamber IB- from the staple 26.

To move and adjust the arm 2| downwardly from its normal inclined position, the lower end of a thumb screw 28 bears on the upper surface of said arm between staple 26 and the downturne'd end 20 and which screw is seated in the upper portion of block I1. V

' Formed in the upper portion of base I0 is a recess or pocket 29 for the reception of a plurality of small weights W which are used in the weighing operations, and this pocket is normally closed by a readily removable cover plate 30. Formed in the top of base I0 adjacent the pocket 29 is an elongated recess or pocket 3I which is adapted to serve as a storage chamber for a number of additional arms 2 I' used in weighing operations, and

this pocket is normally closed by a readily removable cover plate 32.

In the use of my improved scale, the pan 25 is suspended from the resilient arm 2| by the hanger 23, and one of the weights -W is placed in the pan so as to determine the amount of material or product to be weighed.

Screw 28 is now manipulated so as to flex arm 2| downward until its pointed end 22 i directly opposite the pointed end I5 of finger I4.-

The weight W is now removed from pan 25, whereupon arm 2| flexes upwardly, and the material or product to be weighed is now delivered into the pan, and when the pointed end thereof registers with the pointed end I5 of finger I4, a definite weight of such material or product is ascertained. Such weight corresponding to the weight W that was placed in the pan at the be- 2 ginninl oithe. operation. Obviously, other w weizhtemaybeus'edintheecaleandthepanoarr yinqhancermnybeshiitediromonenotch fltolnotheronarmlgthuezivinztotheecale awid eranzeoi weiahina functions.

'rhe'depemimz ends II of the arms": are removabiy seated in the slot il in order that a number or arms or diflerent tension may b interchanzeablyusedinthesoale.

Thus, it willbe seen that I have provided an aasayers scale which is simple in construction, in- I expensive or manufacture, andvery efl'ective inperlorminz thefunotlons tor which it is intended; namely, the accurate weighing of precious metals, and the like.

It will be minor-ensues in the sine, torm' and construction-oi the various parts of myimprovedsollo marbeme andeubatituted tor those herein shown without departing from the spirit my inven described pended claims.

at predetermined points throughout its lenzth,

and an index flncer adiustably mounted on the other upright adjacent the tree mad or said arm and positioned in the same horizontal plane, with thetixed end or snid resilient am.

2. Aweiahing scale as IE1: forth in claim 1, in-

eluding means operatively mociated with said 5 arm adjacent its point oteattachment to the iii-st mentioned uprizht for adiustinz the anzular position of said resilient arm.

- DQTY I. STEELE. 

